Steven Ott, whose leadership helped transform UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business into a leading research business school, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at age 65.
Ott’s tenure as dean, from 2011-19, was a time of growing student enrollment, expansion of academic programs and research, and growing engagement with alumni and corporate partners.
“It is difficult to measure the true breadth of Steve Ott’s impact on UNC Charlotte,” said Joan F. Lorden, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. “In addition to Steve’s visionary contributions to the development of signature University programs that have expanded to become regional and statewide discipline leaders, he leaves a remarkable legacy for the students of Belk College. He will be missed as a leader, colleague and friend.”